धूर

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See also: धारा, धुर, धुर्, and धुरा

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱuːɾ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

धूर • (dhūr) f (Urdu spelling دھُور)

  1. dhur (a unit of land area, equivalent to 1/20th of a बिसवा (bisvā) / कट्ठा (kaṭṭhā))
Declension
Declension of धूर (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूर
dhūr 		धूरें
dhūrẽ
oblique धूर
dhūr 		धूरों
dhūrõ
vocative धूर
dhūr 		धूरो
dhūro
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit धूलि (dhūli); see धूल (dhūl) for more.

Noun

धूर • (dhūr) f (Urdu spelling دھُور)

  1. Regional form of धूल (dhūl, “dust”)
Declension
Declension of धूर (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूर
dhūr 		धूरें
dhūrẽ
oblique धूर
dhūr 		धूरों
dhūrõ
vocative धूर
dhūr 		धूरो
dhūro

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨 (dhuvāra, “chimney”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá, “smoke”)[1] (compare Old Marathi 𑘠𑘳𑘽 (dhuṃ), Sanskrit धूमल (dhūmala)). Compare Konkani धुवोर (dhuvor), Hindustani دُھون٘وَر (dhū̃var) / धूँवर (dhū̃var), Sinhalese දුඹුලු (duᵐbulu), දුඹුල් (duᵐbul).

Pronunciation

Noun

धूर • (dhūr) m

  1. smoke

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhūmara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 392

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धूर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 74
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धूर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 443
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “धूर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1760.
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